Stuckey v. Erie Railroad

Motion by plaintiff for the addition of interest from July 21, 1953, on the sum awarded to him by the jury and for a direction that the Clerk’s minutes be amended accordingly. This action is based upon a breach of a contract of employment. It comes, therefore, within the provisions of section 480 of the Civil Practice Act but the plaintiff, moving to amend the verdict has the burden of showing that, the verdict for some good reason should be amended. As was stated in First Int. Pictures v. F. C. Pictures Corp. (262 App. Div. 21, 22): “ The court may and should amend the verdict by computing…